Chris D’Angelo won eight games on Jeopardy! and nearly $200,0000 until he was beaten by Peter McFerrin in a dramatic game on June 1. Now, the champion is speaking out about his time on the show, and more.
The content manager, from Washington, D.C., told DC Theater Arts that he received the call to be on the game show when he was rehearsing for a play. “I was in rehearsal for Emma at St. Mark’s Players, and my phone rang with an unknown number,” he told the outlet.
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